money laundering
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Perspective: Coronavirus and Money Laundering Concerns
EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus pandemic can have some impact on the anti-money laundering process of financial institutions throughout the world.
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FATF Begins 6-Day Meeting
EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force commenced a week of meetings on Sunday to discuss major issues regarding money-laundering across continents.
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Iran's CB Committed to Fighting Dirty Money and Reduce Credit Risks
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran is committed to fighting money laundering, speculative activities and unaccountable transactions, the CBI Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said.
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Central Bank of Iran Further Tightens Anti-Money Laundering Rules
EghtesadOnline: An executive bylaw of the Central Bank of Iran has made it mandatory for banks and credit institutions to create special units to deal exclusively with possible money laundering…
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INSTEX Operation Linked to Abiding by FATF Rules, Setting Up Mirror Entity
EghtesadOnline: The European mechanism to facilitate trade with Iran will not work until Tehran sets up a mirror company and meets international standards against money-laundering and terrorism…
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Iran's Expediency Council Approves Anti-Money Laundering Law
EghtesadOnline: The Expediency Council, a powerful body that resolves disputes between parliament and a watchdog body, the Guardian Council, on Saturday approved the amendment to Combating Money…
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Rouhani: Iran at Forefront of AML Efforts
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that dirty money and money laundering has become a universal challenge not limited to any single country and Iran is no exception.
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FATF Gives Iran Until February to Complete Reforms
EghtesadOnline: The international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until February to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or…
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Europe to Wind Down Latvian Bank Targeted by U.S. Over Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: European authorities will close ABLV Bank AS, the Latvian lender facing U.S. accusations of money laundering tied to North Korea that’s central to the political scandal shaking…
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Iran-China Banking Problems Resurface
EghtesadOnline: In response to recent complaints of Iranian petrochemical companies regarding difficulties in transferring money from China to their accounts in Iran, the head of Iran-China Chamber…
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U.S. investigators seek to turn Manafort in Russia probe: sources
EghtesadOnline: U.S. investigators examining money laundering accusations against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort hope to push him to cooperate with their probe…
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Anticipation Grows for Iran Ahead of FATF Session
EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force–the global body that monitors money laundering worldwide–will have Iran on top of its mind when it convenes for its forthcoming plenary and working…
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Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ
EghtesadOnline: A unit of the U.S. Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President…
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President criticizes opponents of FATF
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani in a Twitter message on Thursday, criticized opponents of Iran's engagement with the Financial Action Task Force requiring Tehran to set standards to…
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Fighting money laundering, only remedy for economic corruption
EghtesadOnline: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Ali Tayyebnia said fighting money laundering was the only way to overcome economic corruption.
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FATF, international criteria to combat money laundering, terrorism
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that the Financial Action Task Force is an international criteria to combat money laundering and terrorism independent…
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Iran’s Anti-Money Laundering Supreme Council clears ambiguities about joining FATF
EghtesadOnline: The Anti-Money Laundering Supreme Council has issued a statement to clear the vague points about Iran’s joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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U.S. sides with HSBC to block release of money laundering report
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to block the release of a report detailing how HSBC Holdings Plc is working to improve its money laundering controls…